MOAR BUCKEYES

In a newsletter I received a while ago from the Shady Oak Butterfly Farm, they revealed that they've bred Buckeye butterflies to have blue backgrounds on their wings. It started with a natural little color here or there and then was bred to cover the entire butterfly.

You can view progress pictures and a video of the blue buckeyes here.

Meh. Let me know when they come in purple.

Buckeyes (Again)

A few entries ago, I mentioned finding a Buckeye Caterpillar and that I'd post when it hatched. Well, it hatched a few days ago. Pictures!

Buckeyes! (The butterfly, not the nut)

The other day I found a Buckeye caterpillar crawling across a parking lot. (Buckeye caterpillars can be identified by their spines and the orange markings across their sides). I brought it home and it almost immediately began to hang in a J-form.

 The next day, it had chrysalised.

Bad picture focus ahoy!

The chrysalis will probably overwinter. I'll post when it does hatch.